[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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About the time that I came around
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He'd grown tired, his health was headed southbound
            D               D/C#
He was slow climbing in the saddle
    Bm          A           Em
But once he was up he could fly
               A
Lord, he could fly

[Verse 2]
           D             *          G
He told me stories 'bout California gold
             D              *          G
Working with Shorty in that West Texas cold
       D               D/C#
He was rough as a cop, tougher than nails
    Bm              A                 Em
But when he talked about her he would cry
             A
Oh, how he'd cry

[Chorus]
      G              Bm         A              D
And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray
        G             Bm              A
And how actions speak louder than any words you may say
    G            Bm                A           D
And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life
   G               Bm      A
To everything that he ever said
        Em
Oh, and though he's long gone
    A                          D   *   G
I'm still out here ridin' with Red

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
        D                *             G
I never liked or learned too much from school
                 D           *              G
He taught me the hard knocks and the golden rule
       D            D/C#
How to chew, hot to spit
     Bm          A                Em
Work hard, never quit, he gave me money
                           A
So I could spend it on the girls

[Chorus]
      G              Bm         A              D
And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray
        G             Bm              A
And how actions speak louder than any words you may say
    G            Bm                A           D
And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life
   G               Bm      A
To everything that he ever said
        Em
Oh, and though he's long gone
    A                          G   Bm   A
I'm still out here ridin' with Red

[Interlude]
G  Bm  A

[Chorus 2]
      G              Bm         A              D
And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray
        G             Bm              A
And how actions speak louder than any words you may say
    G            Bm                A           D
And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life
   G               Bm      A
To everything that he ever said
          Em                A
I'll keep singin' his song
       Em               A
So his memory lives on
        Em
Oh, and though he's long gone
    A                          G   D   A
I'm still out here ridin' with Red
            Em   D   A
Ridin' with Red

[Outro]
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